New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-04
RATS BALLS AND BASES.
INTEREST IN TWO GREAT AMATEUR MINES

THE LEAGUE RAcE-sLow BUT SURE AoA, ,.on
| ppu,I.Nr nit ERRATIC PLAY-BIG BIDS FOR
CRACK PITCHERS
While there is q flavor of PROFESSIONALISM" 'e
ttsough the ranks of the Bergen io''. " -
Island Athletic Club baseball nines SUN ,no na' '
| ia not too pronounced nor ropulsive' anu '"o
havo nc much right 10 compete for the amaWur p"'o
hall championship of Ncw-iork ana Ncih's a. -
.o~tarts IN other amateur sports. 1t Is said that
n,,vers ON both teams paid certain h'uo
courtesosu for their services, but the SAME ''"e
has been said about certain athletes on 'i0 =,
| Columbia and other college mines "he'nei w
Staten Island and Bergen Point clubs are ~ ~
same that the games played by these ciuDs ai 49,
tracing good deal of interest and battle De,wve
10 W. IL sure TO draw tremendous throng Earlier
in the there were four ,iuos ~ t ,nns round
the Nassau and Brooklyn Athletic CLUB mines E s
GOV the dlsQrunled Brooklyn clubs Withdrew ne auso
her lines Friends of the latter, however, say that
the Nassau and BROOKLYN clubs We're rg6'en inc
prospects OF small outlay Of capital, ana rccog]ps
that without an outlay they had no chance In the
race, quietly withdrew.
Since the withdrawal Of the two dissatisfied CLUBS
the Staten Island and Bergen Point mines havo ar
ranged a special series OF games three 10 DC playod
on the grounds Of each. Three games have aready
been played the Bergen Point club winning TWO oy
the respective scores Of to and TO and the
staten Island nine one game by inc sc4e on ~
game IS played every Wednesday, the mines play
at
Point next and at Staten Island ON the Weine.day
following. Each club has won the games PLAYED on
It's home grounds so far Should the series END In
tie probable result, the final game will DO played
at the Polo CfOuhds
There is one feature In these games which veteran
baseball look upon with horror and pfeilct that
II the Idiocy Is continued It will ultimately break up
the mines. staGg, Yae's greatest pitcher, and Iyng'
old Harvard favore, the pitchers Tor the TWO
mines, and arc at the same time the Keys TO the TWO
clubs. Each pitcher does about all the effective Work
for his nine, and as a natural consequence, gets all
the praise bestowed upon his club. The rivalry be-
tween the two pitchers is intense and Is growing
keener every day. The ambition Of each pitcher IA
TO strike out many of the opposing batters as pos
sblc and tho real Interest In some of the games has
been centred In tho strike out" column In the lat
game Stage struck out seventeen batters and Tying
thirteen. record of the strike outs" Of each pitch
er is kept large blackboard on the grounds Base
sdersflon stagg and Tying are great pitchers, prob
ably the best amateur pitchers Ia the country Their
present strike OUT policy Is. however, FOOLISH one
No other two amateurs probably ever had such
fatterng offers to abandon the amateur ranks for the
more profitable professional Nearly every pro-
! fcssonal club In the country has made these two
| pitchers eXtravagant offers. The NcwYork club Of
fered Tying So 900 few weeks TO finish the sea-
son with the Giants, and equally liberal offer was
made TO Stage. There is some prospect Of stage
Joining the New York club next spring but not much
said the Other day that be- had no objection to joining
a professional club providing the club would pay
trees Ia our baseball parks, Tyng's chances for
leaving the amateur rank. are poor at least 80 long
his present exaggerated opinion OF his powers and
worth lasts.
The scheme Of cvoluuonizlng baseball. 20 extern
sively tclegIaphed and published Thursday, has
been exploded Tho syndicate Of capitalists with
barrels Of money, who intended to form a league
and extinguish the present organization, appears to
have been a myth Some of the players encouraged
tho story at first and many verdant reporter led
| pretty dance. The players have some grievances
Of course, the brotherhood Of Professional Player
| would never have been organized They thought that
story CT that kind would frghten tho managers and
force them to do the players justice. 1t only
The directors Of the League and Association clubs have
not forgotten the wild ideas Of Henry v Lucas few
baseball was to be rcvout0nzed and the players
SeD but Be i not so weahy and ts Uon nn s an
citation Is frighuul nightmare " many ambitious
baseball Teformers.
The race for the League championship has been
an interesting spectacle this season, and It's pleasing
features arc not all over cther. Tho struggle has
been close and desperate from the time the initial
! games were played carly in the spring To within
| the last few days baseball critics have been In
Quandary about the result but the Detroit clubs pros
ent visit to New York seems TO indicate that the VOL
vcrfncs will be tho victOis The trouble among tho
| Chicago players, although Of trivial nature and Of
snort duration, has injured that clubs chances ma
| tcrially. Tho Philadelphia and Boston clubs have
found tho pace too fast for them and beginning
| 10 fall back What the Ncw>YOrk Club will do can
not be estimated with degree OF certainty pres
ent The Giants have chance for first honOrs, but
| not remarkably good one. Tho Detrdt Club
tInueS to play In that Same and determined
which has characterized its work from tho The
Wolverines have all their remaining games TO play on
| home grounds and that Is a decided advantage A
| club never plays we'll as at home. The coming
Western trip Of the New York Club is viewed with
feelings Of uneaslness by its devoted followers Tho
Giants may get second place. but their chances for
| first honOrs slim.
Baseball Is extremely uncertain sport, however,
| and the unexpected is always happening. Detroit
| may falter aud fall other clubs have done The
same kind Of people who like to see Barnum
similar class thoroughbred will take pleas
In Detrot's probable victory. They seem to adj
mire determined and plucky, but rather slow
ments. People who prefer more strategic and brill
liant playing would have felt better satisfied to
the Eew-York Chicago Boston Club the winner.
STILL II goddess Of baseball wishes to honor Detroit
with the pcnnant Of victory, let the Wolverines have
full credit and honor for the victories they have
Followers Of other clubs can bottle their pride and
| enthusiasm for another year.
GEORGIA'S MELON DROP.